President Higgins leads tributes to Kerry-based artist Pauline Bewick

Pauline Bewick, 86, died at her home in Glenbeigh

The late Kerry artist Pauline Bewick pictured at work in her studio near Glenbeigh, County Kerry. Picture: Don MacMonagle

President Michael D Higgins has led the tributes to artist Pauline Bewick, who has passed away at her home in Co Kerry.

Bewick, 86, had battled cancer, and died at her home in Treanmanagh, Glenbeigh, on Thursday night, surrounded by her family.